Crimson Draws St. John's in First Women's NIT Appearance

The Harvard women’s basketball team will meet St.
John’s on Friday, March 20 in its first Women’s
National Invitational Tournament (NIT) appearance in school
history. The Crimson sports a 19-9 overall record after an 11-3
mark in Ivy League play. Harvard enters the Women’s NIT
having won six of its last seven games.

The Red Storm is 17-14 overall this season and went 4-12 in the Big
East. It will be the first meeting between the two programs on the
hardwood. The winner of Friday night’s game will face
Hartford (20-11)Sunday, March 22 in Hartford, Conn.

First-round games of the Postseason WNIT will be played March
18-20. All games in the tournament are hosted by participating
schools. The event concludes Saturday, April 4 with the
championship. Last year, Marquette defeated Michigan State in the
final.

The WNIT awards an automatic berth to each of the nation’s 31
conferences. The spot goes to the team that finishes the highest in
the regular-season conference standings that does not advance to
the NCAA Tournament. If there is a tie, the WNIT abides by the
conference tiebreaker, or best seed into the conference tournament.
To be considered for an automatic berth or at-large WNIT selection,
a team must have an overall record of .500 or better.